Thomas Waring (barrister)
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Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byJohn Blakiston-Houston
Born17 October 1828
Waringstown, Ireland
Died12 August 1898 (aged 69)
Thomas Waring | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for North Down | |
| In office 18 December 1885 – 12 August 1898 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | John Blakiston-Houston |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 October 1828 Waringstown, Ireland |
| Died | 12 August 1898 (aged 69) |
| Party | Conservative Irish Unionist |
| Spouse(s) | Esther Smyth (d.1873) Fanny Tucker (1874-83, died) Geraldine Stewart |
| Profession | Barrister |
Col. Thomas Waring JP (17 October 1828 – 12 August 1898)[1] was an Irish barrister and Conservative Member of Parliament in the House of Commons at Westminster.
Born at his family's ancestral home, Waringstown House, Waringstown, County Down, then son of Major Henry Waring JP and Frances Grace Waring (herself the daughter of the Very Rev. Holt Waring, Dean of Dromore).[1] Waring was elected Member of Parliament for North Down in 1885, sitting until his death in 1898.[2] He also served as High Sheriff of Down in 1868. He was an opponent of William Ewart Gladstone's Home Rule policy.[2]